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by Cynical Cat
Fri May 31, 2019 8:58 pm
Forum: The Arts
Topic: Frigid reads: book review thread
Replies: 335
Views: 138379

Re: Frigid reads: book review thread

So this is what Imperial China flavor 40K looks like. Sounds cool.
by Cynical Cat
Sat Feb 09, 2019 1:18 am
Forum: Out of Character
Topic: Why The City Never Sleeps (Modern Nights Vampire)
Replies: 67
Views: 47840

Re: Why The City Never Sleeps (Modern Nights Vampire)

And what do you know, I won't be making Vampire this Monday either.
by Cynical Cat
Fri Jan 25, 2019 7:06 pm
Forum: Out of Character
Topic: Why The City Never Sleeps (Modern Nights Vampire)
Replies: 67
Views: 47840

Re: Why The City Never Sleeps (Modern Nights Vampire)

Won't be making Vampire on Monday.
by Cynical Cat
Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:40 am
Forum: Out of Character
Topic: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition Review
Replies: 2
Views: 5550

Re: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition Review

Well, this review has me interested. I do hope they plan further regional books (I'll be honest trying an all elf party in Ulthuan is an unlikely dream of mine but there you go...) but this seems like a really good core book to work out of. Also really glad to hear the Fimir are back. Totally doabl...
by Cynical Cat
Thu Jan 17, 2019 4:37 am
Forum: Out of Character
Topic: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition Review
Replies: 2
Views: 5550

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition Review

A fourth edition of the venerable Warhammer Fantasy Role-Playing Game has been released upon the world. The original is known for having great ideas and atmosphere for a grim and dirty fantasy game, but not so good game mechanics. Second edition updated the game for the changes in the world, tried t...
by Cynical Cat
Sat Dec 08, 2018 5:37 am
Forum: The Arts
Topic: Frigid reads: book review thread
Replies: 335
Views: 138379

Re: Frigid reads: book review thread

Let me just add that frigid is right on the money about Monstress and Kings of the Wyld.
by Cynical Cat
Sun Nov 18, 2018 1:02 am
Forum: Out of Character
Topic: Why The City Never Sleeps (Modern Nights Vampire)
Replies: 67
Views: 47840

Re: Why The City Never Sleeps (Modern Nights Vampire)

Fucked for another Monday. Won't be making the game.
by Cynical Cat
Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:19 pm
Forum: Out of Character
Topic: Why The City Never Sleeps (Modern Nights Vampire)
Replies: 67
Views: 47840

Re: Why The City Never Sleeps (Modern Nights Vampire)

Won't be making Vampire this Monday.
by Cynical Cat
Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:19 am
Forum: Gaming & Technology
Topic: RPG Review: Vampire the Masquerade 5th Edition
Replies: 2
Views: 12152

Re: RPG Review: Vampire the Masquerade 5th Edition

It sounds kinda rough honestly, playable but rough. It's funny, because its actually a refinement on the already modified engine behind Vampire: The Requiem. They just decided there were going to be no black leather trench coat wearing, katana wielding badasses; come hell or high water, in this game.
by Cynical Cat
Fri Sep 07, 2018 11:43 pm
Forum: Gaming & Technology
Topic: RPG Review: Vampire the Masquerade 5th Edition
Replies: 2
Views: 12152

RPG Review: Vampire the Masquerade 5th Edition

So the big bad 5th Edition of Vampire the Masquerade has arrived. As a hardcore Masquerade fanboy and an rpg rules snob (yes, I know Vampire's mechanics have a history of being far from perfect) it is now my task to consume, digest, and review it. Here it is. Presentation and Look: Good. It has glos...
by Cynical Cat
Sun Aug 12, 2018 12:55 am
Forum: The Arts
Topic: Frigid reads: book review thread
Replies: 335
Views: 138379

Re: Frigid reads: book review thread

California will be totally willing to build nuke plants in order to preserve their living standard . . . as long as they are in the eastern half o the state and not in LA or San Francisco's back yard.
by Cynical Cat
Tue Jun 19, 2018 11:32 pm
Forum: The Kitchen Table
Topic: Star Trek: The Quadratic War, Volume II
Replies: 34
Views: 24498

Re: Star Trek: The Quadratic War, Volume II

One of the seeming contradictions exhibited by the Klingons is the supposed dissonance between their warrior code and the cloaking device. In many ways it speaks to how far the Federation has come we do not see how those can be compatible. Our ancestors would find it less difficult. The Imperial Ja...
by Cynical Cat
Fri Jun 08, 2018 7:23 am
Forum: The Kitchen Table
Topic: Star Trek: The Quadratic War, Volume II
Replies: 34
Views: 24498

Re: Star Trek: The Quadratic War, Volume II

On the surface, it would seem that Klingons and Bajorans would have a lot in common. Both have experienced brutal alien occupations that they've violently resisted and both try to hold onto their traditional beliefs into the modern era. Unfortunately, this does not hold true. The Klingons have litt...
by Cynical Cat
Sat Jun 02, 2018 2:16 pm
Forum: Out of Character
Topic: Star Trek: The Quadratic War
Replies: 615
Views: 141400

Re: Star Trek: The Quadratic War

That might be true, but that's Havoc's call, not ours. The Klingon cloak is broken by the Feds, which does give them a good reason to trade for Romulan cloak tech and gives the Feds a good reason to feel confident that the Romulan cloak tech will be rendered relatively useless by the Federations acq...
by Cynical Cat
Sat Jun 02, 2018 1:03 am
Forum: Out of Character
Topic: Star Trek: The Quadratic War
Replies: 615
Views: 141400

Re: Star Trek: The Quadratic War

That was the case before Discovery.
by Cynical Cat
Wed May 30, 2018 2:33 am
Forum: The Kitchen Table
Topic: Star Trek: The Quadratic War, Volume II
Replies: 34
Views: 24498

Re: Star Trek: The Quadratic War, Volume II

Off in the some of the small corners of academia there is heated debate whether or not the Klingons would have achieved warp travel without the Hurq invasion. The argument goes that the Klingons are too warlike and uninterested in science to have created warp technology on their own. No serious sch...
by Cynical Cat
Sun May 06, 2018 12:28 am
Forum: Out of Character
Topic: Dark Heresy
Replies: 6
Views: 8276

Re: Dark Heresy

I would like to thank everyone who replied to this thread. As for the rest, their silence gives me an answer of another kind. As is obviously the case, there will be no game.
by Cynical Cat
Wed Apr 25, 2018 1:22 am
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: LA in Battletech
Replies: 1
Views: 12255

LA in Battletech

So with Battletech being released, 'Mech crushing is on the mind and from there it goes to who would everyone be in the Battletech universe. frigidmagi - Axeman , 7th Crucis Lancers Lys -Hiring 'Mechwarriors for her own purposes, somewhere in the Magistracy of Canopus Marcao - Battlemaster , 10th Ly...
by Cynical Cat
Wed Apr 25, 2018 12:56 am
Forum: Out of Character
Topic: Dark Heresy
Replies: 6
Views: 8276

Re: Dark Heresy

Hotfoot wrote:I'm not up for it, sorry.
Again, thank you for your swift response.
by Cynical Cat
Tue Apr 24, 2018 6:09 pm
Forum: Out of Character
Topic: Dark Heresy
Replies: 6
Views: 8276

Re: Dark Heresy

White Haven wrote:I'm afraid I've zero interest and substantial counter-interest in Dark Heresy. Have fun, guys.
I appreciate your swift response and forthrightness.
by Cynical Cat
Mon Apr 23, 2018 10:54 pm
Forum: Out of Character
Topic: Dark Heresy
Replies: 6
Views: 8276

Dark Heresy

So who is up for killing Tau, shooting corrupt politicians, acquiring really fancy gilded gear, and facing unspeakable horrors from beyond the bounds of space and time? Character creation will mostly be as normal for Dark Heresy 2nd edition, but there will be a few differences. 1) +2000xp to spend. ...
by Cynical Cat
Sun Apr 22, 2018 2:47 am
Forum: The Kitchen Table
Topic: Star Trek: The Quadratic War, Volume II
Replies: 34
Views: 24498

Re: Star Trek: The Quadratic War, Volume II

It was once observed by a human diplomat that Klingons do not grieve as humans do. He believed that instead of sharing their grief as humans do, Klingons bare their teeth at all who would approach them and deal with it alone. He further stated that he thought that the energy from this helped drive t...
by Cynical Cat
Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:48 pm
Forum: Out of Character
Topic: Star Trek: The Quadratic War
Replies: 615
Views: 141400

Re: Star Trek: The Quadratic War

Sure Lys, but you also said this bit: What makes the Federation different is a matter of circumstance more than anything else. The four founding races were roughly[b] equally matched in strength[/b], and faced with the threat posed by the Rihannsu, it made sense for them to form a defensive alliance...
by Cynical Cat
Sun Apr 15, 2018 5:19 pm
Forum: The Kitchen Table
Topic: Star Trek: The Quadratic War, Volume II
Replies: 34
Views: 24498

Re: Star Trek: The Quadratic War, Volume II

"One of the many fundamental difficulties in understanding the Klingon people has been their own concept of honour. As always, something is lost and translation and while the numerous honour codes found throughout the history of such worlds as Terra, Andor, and even Vulcan provide useful parallels i...
by Cynical Cat
Sun Apr 15, 2018 6:20 am
Forum: Out of Character
Topic: Sunday Night Gaming Schedule
Replies: 110
Views: 62952

Re: Sunday Night Gaming Schedule

With an apparent gap in the schedule, I'll be willing to do character creation for Dark Heresy with everyone interested/available Sunday afternoon/evening.